Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
The Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of Louisville in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cardinals play home basketball games at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Louisville Cardinals women's basketball | |||
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University | University of Louisville | ||
Head coach | Jeff Walz (16th season) | ||
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
Location | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
Arena | KFC Yum! Center (Capacity: 22,090) | ||
Nickname | Cardinals | ||
Colors | Red and black[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
2009, 2013 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
2009, 2013, 2018, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament second round | |||
1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1993, 2018 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Louisville's current head coach is Jeff Walz, who joined the team in 2007. Under his leadership the school moved into the top 15 in attendance his first year, averaging 6,456 fans per game.
Louisville represented USA basketball at Globl Jam 2023, and defeated team Canada, by a score of 68–66 in the gold medal game.
Current roster
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History
The Cardinals have reached the NCAA Tournament in 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. They reached the Final Four 4 times in 2009, 2013, 2018, and 2022; losing in the title game twice (09,13). They have been in six conferences, playing in the Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference from 1978 to 1981, the Metro Conference from 1981 to 1995, Conference USA from 1995 to 2005, the Big East Conference from 2005 to 2013, the American Athletic Conference for the 2013–14 season, and the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2014.[2]
Asia Durr Era (2015–2019)
Asia Durr was named ACC Player of the Year two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. Durr, received 29 of 31 votes for pre-season All-American. Durr was named to the All-American list for 2019, and was nominated for the John. R Wooden Award in the same season. In high school she was also selected as the Miss Georgia Girls Basketball Player of the Year twice, 2014 and 2015.
Season-by-season Results
Season | Record | Conference Record | Postseason Finish |
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1975–76 | 12–11 | n/a | n/a |
1976–77 | 15–7 | n/a | n/a |
1977–78 | 18–9 | n/a | n/a |
1978–79 | 17–10 | 7–5 | n/a |
1979–80 | 17–17 | 7–5 | Metro Conference Tournament Champions |
1980–81 | 14–14 | 5–7 | Metro Conference Tournament Champions |
1981–82 | 19–8 | 4–2 | n/a |
1982–83 | 20–10 | 5–4 | Metro Conference Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
1983–84 | 15–16 | 7–3 | Metro Conference Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
1984–85 | 17–14 | 4–6 | n/a |
1985–86 | 8–20 | 2–8 | n/a |
1986–87 | 11–17 | 4–8 | n/a |
1987–88 | 12–16 | 4–8 | n/a |
1988–89 | 4–24 | 0–12 | n/a |
1989–90 | 17–12 | 6–8 | n/a |
1990–91 | 24–11 | 9–5 | n/a |
1991–92 | 20–9 | 11–1 | Metro Regular Season Champions |
1992–93 | 19–12 | 7–5 | Metro Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round |
1993–94 | 10–16 | 7–5 | n/a |
1994–95 | 25–8 | 7–5 | NCAA Second Round |
1995–96 | 17–11 | 9–5 | n/a |
1996–97 | 20–9 | 12–2 | Conference USA Season Champions NCAA First Round |
1997–98 | 20–12 | 12–4 | n/a |
1998–99 | 21–11 | 12–4 | Conference USA Season Champions NCAA First Round |
1999–00 | 16–13 | 8–6 | n/a |
2000–01 | 19–10 | 14–2 | Conference USA Season Champions NCAA First Round |
2001–02 | 17–13 | 8–6 | n/a |
2002–03 | 15–14 | 5–9 | n/a |
2003–04 | 20–10 | 11–3 | n/a |
2004–05 | 22–9 | 11–3 | NCAA first round |
2005–06 | 19–10 | 10–6 | NCAA first round |
2006–07 | 27–8 | 10–6 | NCAA Second Round |
2007–08 | 26–10 | 10–6 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
2008–09 | 34–5 | 14–2 | NCAA Runner-up |
2009–10 | 14–18 | 5–11 | WBI First Round |
2010–11 | 22–13 | 10–6 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
2011–12 | 23–10 | 10–6 | NCAA second round |
2012–13 | 29–9 | 11–5 | NCAA Runner-up |
2013–14 | 33–5 | 16–2 | NCAA Elite Eight |
2014–15 | 27–7 | 12–4 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
2015–16 | 26–8 | 15–1 | NCAA Second Round |
2016–17 | 29–8 | 12–4 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
2017–18 | 36–3 | 15–1 | NCAA Final Four |
2018–19 | 32–4 | 14–2 | NCAA Elite Eight |
2019–20 | 28–4 | 16–2 | Postseason Cancelled |
2020–21 | 26–4 | 14–2 | NCAA Elite Eight |
2021–22 | 29–5 | 16–2 | NCAA Final Four |
2022–23 | 26–12 | 12–6 | NCAA Elite Eight |
NCAA tournament results
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1983 | #7 | First Round | (2) Texas | L 84–55 |
1984 | #8 | First Round | (1) Georgia | L 112–69 |
1993 | #11 | First Round Second Round | (6) Connecticut (3) Auburn | W 74–71 L 66–61 |
1995 | #11 | First Round Second Round | (6) Oregon (3) Georgia | W 67–65 L 81–68 |
1997 | #10 | First Round | (7) Auburn | L 68–65 |
1998 | #10 | First Round Second Round | (7) Utah (2) Duke | W 69–61 L 69–53 |
1999 | #10 | First Round | (7) Illinois | L 69–67 |
2001 | #13 | First Round | (4) Xavier | L 80–52 |
2005 | #9 | First Round | (8) USC | L 65–49 |
2006 | #9 | First Round | (8) Vanderbilt | L 76–64 |
2007 | #6 | First Round Second Round | (11) BYU (3) Arizona State | W 80–54 L 67–58 |
2008 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (13) Miami (OH) (5) Kansas State (1) North Carolina | W 81–67 W 80–63 L 78–74 |
2009 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (14) Liberty (6) LSU (2) Baylor (1) Maryland (1) Oklahoma (1) Connecticut | W 62–42 W 62–52 W 56–39 W 77–60 W 61–59 L 76–54 |
2011 | #7 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (10)Vanderbilt (2) Xavier (11) Gonzaga | W 81–62 W 85–75 L 76–69 |
2012 | #7 | First Round Second Round | (10) Michigan State (2) Maryland | W 67–55 L 72–68 |
2013 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (12) Middle Tennessee State (4) Purdue (1) Baylor (2) Tennessee (2) California (1) Connecticut | W 74–49 W 76–63 W 82–81 W 86–78 W 64–57 L 93–60 |
2014 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (14) Idaho (6) Iowa (7) LSU (4) Maryland | W 88–42 W 83–53 W 73–47 L 76–73 |
2015 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (14) BYU (6) South Florida (7) Dayton | W 86–53 W 60–52 L 82–66 |
2016 | #3 | First Round Second Round | (14) Central Arkansas (6) DePaul | W 87–60 L 73–72 |
2017 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (13) Chattanooga (5) Tennessee (1) Baylor | W 82–62 W 75–64 L 97–63 |
2018 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Boise State (8) Marquette (4) Stanford (6) Oregon State (1) Mississippi State | W 74–42 W 90–72 W 86–59 W 76–43 L 73–63 (OT) |
2019 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (16) Robert Morris (8) Michigan (4) Oregon State (2) Connecticut | W 69–34 W 71–50 W 61–44 L 80–73 |
2021 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (15) Marist (7) Northwestern (6) Oregon (1) Stanford | W 74–43 W 62–53 W 60–42 L 63–78 |
2022 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Albany (9) Gonzaga (4) Tennessee (3) Michigan (1) South Carolina | W 83–51 W 68–59 W 76–64 W 62–50 L 59–72 |
2023 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (12) Drake (4) Texas (8) Ole Miss (2) Iowa | W 83–81 W 73–51 W 72–62 L 83–97 |
References
- Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "Louisville – 2015–16 Louisville Womens Basketball". Guide.provations.com. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2017-01-28.